M6 macro z height issue when changing from short to long tool

[Buoyen]

Hello.
I'm running a M6 macro with a fixed plate for tool length measurement.
I have a problem when I change to a longer tool than I originally was using. After the tool change the machine tries to go up to z0 as if it was the shorter tool which is above the set limit (limit is z0.1) for the z axis and then stops.
If i manually lower the z after the error and try again it works. The program goes to z0 before the tool change and the machine is rerunning from the last point after the change.

Can you help me what is wrong with this code? I've found the code on the forum and just did some changes for it to work for my machine, but cant really figure out this problem with the new z height.
If i manuall lower the z after the error it works.

//M6 Macro for automatic tool measuring.  First the machine moves to the tool change position, then to the fixed plate
//to measure the new tool length  

double ToolChangeX = 10;      //Tool change X position (all in machine coordinates)
double ToolChangeY = 2.5;      //Tool change Y position
double ToolChangeZ = -0.1;    //Tool change Z position

double FixedPlateX = -368.99;    //Fixed plate X position (machine coordinate)
double FixedPlateY = 363.99;    //Fixed plate Y position
double CaFixedPlateZ = -100;    //Fixed plate ca. Z position

double SafeZ = -0.1;        //Safe Z in machine coordinates
double ZRetractHeight = 20;      //Height above Z0 to which probe will retract
double CoarseRate = 500;     //Feedrate for initial probing
double FineRate = 10;          //Feedrate for fine probing
double Zmin = -125;         //maximum probing distance


double PlateDifference = exec.GetCpos();    //Fetches the plate difference from the C axis DRO


// G91 Sets incremental mode,
// G90 Sets absolute distance mode
// G53 Sets move in absolute coordinate for that line

int originaldistancemode = exec.actualdistmode; // remember the distance mode 
int originalmodalmode = exec.actualmodal; // remember the modal mode

exec.Stopspin();    //Turn off spindle

exec.Code ("G91");    //sets incremental mode for the whole macro

double XOriginalPos = exec.GetXmachpos(); // Get the current machine coordinates
double YOriginalPos = exec.GetYmachpos(); // Get the current machine coordinates
double ZOriginalPos = exec.GetZpos(); // Get the current machine coordinates

exec.Code ("G53 G00 Z" + ToolChangeZ);    //Moves to tool change position
while (exec.IsMoving ()){}
exec.Wait (200);
exec.Code ("G53 G00 X" + ToolChangeX+ " Y" + ToolChangeY);    //Moves to tool change position
while (exec.IsMoving ()){}
exec.Wait (200);

MessageBox.Show ("Press OK when toolchange is complete");    
exec.Wait (200);


exec.Code ("G53 G00 X" + FixedPlateX + " Y" + FixedPlateY);    //Move to Fixed Plate Position
while(exec.IsMoving()){}
exec.Wait(200);

exec.Code("G53 G00 Z" + CaFixedPlateZ);    //Retracts Z for move to plate
while(exec.IsMoving()){}
exec.Wait(200);

exec.Code("G31 Z" + Zmin + "F" + CoarseRate); // Probe Z quickly to get rough height
while(exec.IsMoving()){}
exec.Wait(200);

exec.Code ("G00 Z" + 0.4); // Retract 0.2mm above the plate
while(exec.IsMoving()){}
exec.Wait(100);

exec.Code("G31 Z" + Zmin + "F" + FineRate); // Probe Z slowly for better resolution
while(exec.IsMoving()){}
exec.Wait(200);

//because we stopped at the fixed plate, we now want to update our DRO to the value of the plate difference

exec.mainform.sumoffsetcontrol1.G54.newCzinput(PlateDifference);  // Set G54 to new Zzero
exec.mainform.sumoffsetcontrol1.G55.newCzinput(PlateDifference);  // Set G55 to new Zzero    
exec.mainform.sumoffsetcontrol1.G56.newCzinput(PlateDifference);  // Set G56 to new Zzero
exec.mainform.sumoffsetcontrol1.G57.newCzinput(PlateDifference);  // Set G57 to new Zzero
exec.mainform.sumoffsetcontrol1.G58.newCzinput(PlateDifference);  // Set G58 to new Zzero
exec.mainform.sumoffsetcontrol1.G59.newCzinput(PlateDifference);  // Set G59 to new Zzero

exec.Code ("G53 G00 Z" + SafeZ);    //retracts Z
while(exec.IsMoving()){}
exec.Wait(100);

exec.Code ("G53 G00 X" + XOriginalPos + " Y" + YOriginalPos);    //moves to original XY position
while(exec.IsMoving()){}
exec.Wait(100);

exec.Code ("G90");  //returns machine to absolute for Z move and rest of code

exec.Code ("G00 Z" + ZOriginalPos);
while(exec.IsMoving()){}
exec.Wait(100);

exec.Code("G" + originaldistancemode); // Set system back to the original distance mode
exec.Code("G" + originalmodalmode); // Set system back to the original distance mode

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[Buoyen]

Think I found it.

Edited this line:
double ZOriginalPos = exec.GetZpos(); // Get the current machine coordinates

To
double ZOriginalPos = exec.GetZmachpos(); // Get the current machine coordinates

And them removed these lines so the program start running at safe z height:

exec.Code ("G00 Z" + ZOriginalPos);
while(exec.IsMoving()){}
exec.Wait(100);

Works so far. But if it is right I'm not sure

//M6 Macro for automatic tool measuring.  First the machine moves to the tool change position, then to the fixed plate
//to measure the new tool length  

double ToolChangeX = 10;      //Tool change X position (all in machine coordinates)
double ToolChangeY = 2.5;      //Tool change Y position
double ToolChangeZ = -0.1;    //Tool change Z position

double FixedPlateX = -368.99;    //Fixed plate X position (machine coordinate)
double FixedPlateY = 363.99;    //Fixed plate Y position
double CaFixedPlateZ = -100;    //Fixed plate ca. Z position

double SafeZ = -0.1;        //Safe Z in machine coordinates
double ZRetractHeight = 20;      //Height above Z0 to which probe will retract
double CoarseRate = 500;     //Feedrate for initial probing
double FineRate = 10;          //Feedrate for fine probing
double Zmin = -125;         //maximum probing distance


double PlateDifference = exec.GetCpos();    //Fetches the plate difference from the C axis DRO


// G91 Sets incremental mode,
// G90 Sets absolute distance mode
// G53 Sets move in absolute coordinate for that line

int originaldistancemode = exec.actualdistmode; // remember the distance mode 
int originalmodalmode = exec.actualmodal; // remember the modal mode

exec.Stopspin();    //Turn off spindle

exec.Code ("G91");    //sets incremental mode for the whole macro

double XOriginalPos = exec.GetXmachpos(); // Get the current machine coordinates
double YOriginalPos = exec.GetYmachpos(); // Get the current machine coordinates
double ZOriginalPos = exec.GetZpos(); // Get the current machine coordinates

exec.Code ("G53 G00 Z" + ToolChangeZ);    //Moves to tool change position
while (exec.IsMoving ()){}
exec.Wait (200);
exec.Code ("G53 G00 X" + ToolChangeX+ " Y" + ToolChangeY);    //Moves to tool change position
while (exec.IsMoving ()){}
exec.Wait (200);

MessageBox.Show ("Press OK when toolchange is complete");    
exec.Wait (200);


exec.Code ("G53 G00 X" + FixedPlateX + " Y" + FixedPlateY);    //Move to Fixed Plate Position
while(exec.IsMoving()){}
exec.Wait(200);

exec.Code("G53Z" + CaFixedPlateZ);    //Retracts Z for move to plate
while(exec.IsMoving()){}
exec.Wait(200);

exec.Code("G31 Zmin + "F" + CoarseRate); // Probe Z quickly to get rough height
while(exec.IsMoving()){}
exec.Wait(200);

exec.Code ("G00 Z" + 0.4); // Retract 0.2mm above the plate
while(exec.IsMoving()){}
exec.Wait(100);

exec.Code("G31 Zmin + "F" + FineRate); // Probe Z slowly for better resolution
while(exec.IsMoving()){}
exec.Wait(200);

//because we stopped at the fixed plate, we now want to update our DRO to the value of the plate difference

exec.mainform.sumoffsetcontrol1.G54.newCzinput(PlateDifference);  // Set G54 to new Zzero
exec.mainform.sumoffsetcontrol1.G55.newCzinput(PlateDifference);  // Set G55 to new Zzero    
exec.mainform.sumoffsetcontrol1.G56.newCzinput(PlateDifference);  // Set G56 to new Zzero
exec.mainform.sumoffsetcontrol1.G57.newCzinput(PlateDifference);  // Set G57 to new Zzero
exec.mainform.sumoffsetcontrol1.G58.newCzinput(PlateDifference);  // Set G58 to new Zzero
exec.mainform.sumoffsetcontrol1.G59.newCzinput(PlateDifference);  // Set G59 to new Zzero

exec.Code ("G53 G00 Z" + SafeZ);    //retracts Z
while(exec.IsMoving()){}
exec.Wait(100);

exec.Code ("G53 G00 X" + XOriginalPos + " Y" + YOriginalPos);    //moves to original XY position
while(exec.IsMoving()){}
exec.Wait(100);

exec.Code ("G90");  //returns machine to absolute for Z move and rest of code

//exec.Code ("G00 Z" + ZOriginalPos);
//while(exec.IsMoving()){}
//exec.Wait(100);

exec.Code("Griginaldistancemode); // Set system back to the original distance mode
exec.Code("Griginalmodalmode); // Set system back to the original distance mode